Barn fire on Old Bonita Road in Morehouse

The Bastrop Fire Department responded to a barn fire on Old Bonita Rd. at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8. As of 10:40 a.m., Pam Duncan at the Bastrop Fire Department reported that Thomas Crowder, fire prevention officer, said that the fire is ongoing and that 500 bales of hay were in the barn. The cause remains undetermined at this time.